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Dysdera
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Dysdera is a genus of woodlouse hunting spiders that was first described by Pierre André Latreille in 1804. They originated from Central Asia to Central Europe.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassArachnida
  4. OrderAraneae
  5. FamilyDysderidae
Observations recorded32,156

via GBIF

Museum specimens

Specimen records
83
With media
4
Family
Dysderidae
Collections
MCZ, MZLU, NMMNHS
Recorded in
United States, Italy, Croatia, United Kingdom, France, Netherlands, Greece, Lebanon

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Encyclopedic overview

9 sections
Contents
  • Description
  • Diet
  • Mating
  • Distribution
  • Canary Islands
  • Species
  • References
  • Further reading
  • External links

Dysdera is a genus of woodlouse hunting spiders that was first described by Pierre André Latreille in 1804. They originated from Central Asia to Central Europe.

The family has gained many common names from their individual species, including the "European garden spider", the "slater-eating spider", the "sow-bug killer", the "woodlouse hunter", and the "woodlouse spider".

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Dysdera” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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